The speedy striker completed the comeback five minutes later when he beat goalkeeper Dave Beasant to a loose ball and poked home the equaliser.

Chances came and went for both teams in the final stages, with Michael Oakes denying Forest at one end while Dion Dublin spurned a clear-cut chance at the other.

When the two sides met later in the season, a 2-0 victory at Villa Park helped the home side finish sixth in the table while Forest’s stay in the Premier League ended after one season as they finished bottom.

How Villa lined up...

Villa: Oakes, Southgate, Ehiogu, Wright, Taylor, Watson, Merson (Thompson 45), Barry, Hendrie, Joachim, Dublin.

Unused subs: Rachel, Scimeca, Grayson, Vassell.

Twenty three years on: The last time Villa played a PL game at The City Ground